Jim Mann wants everyone to know that he’s more than his dementia.He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 12 years ago, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be involved in making decisions about his health.The distinction is important for Mann — and many others living with dementia. The Surrey resident is thinking a lot about consent these days after being part of an advisory committee on health care consent for people with dementia. Their report, Conversations About Care, was released Feb. 27.
James said the origins of the report came from phone calls she received from family caregivers who felt frustrated that decisions were being made without consultation.B.C. is ahead of many other provinces because of our comprehensive health care consent statute called the Health Care and Care Facility Act.“From our perspective, the health care consent law in B.C. is super robust and I think fairly clear,” James said.“It says if it’s not an emergency, you need to get that prior informed consent.
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